Head to Head Analysis: Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) & Its Peers

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE: PLOW) is one of 15 public companies in the “Heavy Machinery & Vehicles” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Douglas Dynamics to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Douglas Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Douglas Dynamics pays out 71.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Heavy Machinery & Vehicles” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.3% and pay out 33.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Dynamics has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Douglas Dynamics and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings

Hold Ratings

Buy Ratings

Strong Buy Ratings

Rating Score

Douglas Dynamics

0

0

2

0

3.00

Douglas Dynamics Competitors

171

885

964

17

2.41

Douglas Dynamics presently has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.97%. As a group, “Heavy Machinery & Vehicles” companies have a potential upside of 7.50%. Given Douglas Dynamics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Douglas Dynamics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

Douglas Dynamics

6.59%

13.98%

4.58%

Douglas Dynamics Competitors

4.23%

15.24%

4.12%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.3% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of shares of all “Heavy Machinery & Vehicles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of shares of all “Heavy Machinery & Vehicles” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics’ rivals have a beta of 1.43, suggesting that their average stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Douglas Dynamics and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue

Net Income

Price/Earnings Ratio

Douglas Dynamics

$416.27 million

$39.00 million

28.81

Douglas Dynamics Competitors

$6.06 billion

$48.37 million

116.56

Douglas Dynamics’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Dynamics. Douglas Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. is a manufacturer and up-fitter of commercial vehicle attachments and equipment. The Company’s portfolio includes snow and ice management attachments sold under the BLIZZARD, FISHER, HENDERSON, SNOWEX and WESTERN brands, turf care equipment under the TURFEX brand and industrial maintenance equipment under the SWEEPEX brand. The Company operates through two segments: Work Truck Attachments and Work Truck Solutions. The Work Truck Attachments segment includes snow and ice management attachments sold under the FISHER, WESTERN, HENDERSON and SNOWEX brands. The Work Truck Solutions segment includes the up-fit of attachments and storage solutions for commercial work vehicles under the DEJANA brand and its related sub-brands. In its Work Truck Attachments segment, the Company offers a product line of snowplows, and sand and salt spreaders for light and heavy duty trucks. Its Work Truck Solutions products consist of truck and vehicle up-fits.